Another two travelers were caught with guns in their carry-ons at security checkpoints at Norfolk International Airport in Virginia this week.
The two firearms marked the fifth and sixth times fliers have attempted to go through security with guns at the airport this year.
On Wednesday, a Kentucky man came to security with a .38 handgun loaded with six bullets, including one in the chamber, inside his carry-on luggage. Airport police wrote up the unidentified man on state charges andThe maximum civil fine for gun violations at airports was increased for 2023 after a record-breaking number of gun seizures occurred in 2022.
“Our team stopped a gun at the checkpoint on Monday and again on Wednesday. Let’s hope that folks get the message that they should not be trying to bring a gun through our checkpoints,” TSA Federal Security Director Robin Burke said.
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